Manchin to filibuster Califf vote

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he would filibuster to delay a vote on confirmation of Robert Califf as FDA commissioner.

Manchin thinks Califf would not act aggressively to limit approvals and use of opioids. Manchin said in a statement Wednesday that "with his long-term, significant ties to the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Califf is not the champion the FDA needs to tackle this deadly epidemic, especially given the FDA's failure to seriously address the prescription opioid crisis and properly weigh the risk of addiction and overdose death when approving ever stronger and more dangerous opioid drugs." ...